The Blood Moon Ritual was different from the festival—more formal, more sacred, more intense.
Only bonded pairs participated, and it involved a complete blood exchange during simultaneous orgasm—the most intimate act vampires could share.
"Are you ready?" Kieran asked as they prepared for the ritual.
"Nervous but yes."
The ritual chamber was private, sacred, prepared with candles and ancient symbols. Other bonded pairs were in their own chambers throughout the building.
"We start slow," Kieran instructed. "Build the pleasure gradually. When we're both close, we drink from each other simultaneously and let the orgasm trigger complete blood bond merging."
They began with kissing, gentle and deep. Their hands explored familiar territory, building arousal slowly. There was no rush—the ritual required timing, coordination, complete synchronization.
Kieran prepared Adrian thoroughly, his fingers working carefully. When Adrian was ready, Kieran entered slowly, deeply, perfectly.
They moved together unhurried, building pleasure gradually. The bond between them hummed, anticipating what was coming.
"Close," Adrian gasped eventually. "I'm close—"
"Wait. A little more."
They held themselves on the edge, pleasure building impossibly high. When they were both ready, Kieran positioned them so they could drink from each other.
"Now," Kieran said.
Their fangs sank in simultaneously, blood flowing between them as they came together. The ritual triggered, their souls merging completely, every barrier between them dissolving.
Adrian experienced Kieran's pleasure as his own and vice versa. The feedback loop amplified everything until they couldn't tell where one ended and the other began. They were one being, one soul, completely merged.
When they finally pulled apart, both were shaking.
"That was..." Adrian couldn't find words.
"Complete merging. Our souls are now permanently intertwined. Even death can't separate us—our souls are bonded for eternity."
"Forever?"
"Forever."
They made love twice more that night, each time experiencing their merging anew. By morning, Adrian felt different—more complete, more whole, more connected to Kieran than ever.
"I can feel you," Adrian said. "Even when you're not touching me, I feel you in my soul."
"And I feel you. We're one now. Truly one."